MARCY, NEW YORK — A Massachusetts truck driver was injured Thursday morning after her tractor-trailer failed to follow lane change signs, entered an active work zone on the New York State Thruway in Oneida County, struck a concrete barrier, and then collided with a parked pickup truck occupied by a worker inside the zone.
New York State Police troopers assigned to SP Schuyler responded shortly after 6 a.m. on May 7, 2026, to the crash on the eastbound lanes of the Thruway in the town of Marcy.
Katherine W. Swain, 63, of Halifax, Massachusetts, was driving a 2019 Volvo tractor-trailer eastbound when she failed to obey posted road signs directing traffic to change lanes before entering the active work zone. The tractor-trailer struck a concrete barrier and continued through the work zone before colliding with a parked 2020 Toyota pickup truck occupied by Andrew Pryslopski, 48, of Little Falls, New York.
Swain was transported by ambulance to Wynn Hospital in Utica with non-life-threatening injuries. Pryslopski was transported to the same hospital by a third party with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators determined that speed appeared to be a contributing factor in the crash. Swain was issued citations for vehicle and traffic law violations and is scheduled to appear in Marcy Town Court at a later date.
State Police used the crash as a reminder that construction season is underway and urged all drivers to slow down, obey posted work zone speed limits, and remain alert while traveling through construction areas.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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